{"product_id":"mister-pip","title":"Mister Pip","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Man Booker Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Lloyd Jones brings to life the transformative power of fiction . . . This is a beautiful book'' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''You cannot pretend to read a book. Your eyes will give you away. So will your breathing. A person entranced by a book simply forgets to breathe. The house can catch alight and a reader deep in a book will not look up until the wallpaper is in flames.'' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBougainville, 1991. A small village on a lush tropical island in the South Pacific. Eighty-six days have passed since Matilda''s last day of school as, quietly, war is encroaching from the other end of the island. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen the villagers'' safe, predictable lives come to a halt, Bougainville''s children are surprised to find the island''s only white man, a recluse, re-opening the school. Pop Eye, aka Mr Watts, explains he will introduce the children to Mr Dickens. Matilda and the others think a foreigner is coming to the island and prepare a list of much needed items. They are shocked to discover their acquaintance with Mr Dickens will be through Mr Watts'' inspiring reading of \u003ci\u003eGreat Expectations\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut on an island at war, the power of fiction has dangerous consequences. Imagination and beliefs are challenged by guns. \u003ci\u003eMister Pip\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable tale of survival by story; a dazzling piece of writing that lives long in the mind after the last page is finished.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57306351927678,"sku":"NW9780719569944","price":10.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780719569944.jpg?v=1778652277","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/mister-pip","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}